Former rebel commander of defunct Independence National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) now Senior Nimba lawmaker, Senator Prince Johnson leaves the country this week for Bamako and Dakar, capital cities of Mali and Senegal, respectively, as guest of Medi-Lab, an International medical group based in Germany with seven offices in West Africa and Luxemburg.
The ECOWAS parliamentarian will be away for one week and while in the Malian capital, is expected to hold talks with officials of Medi-Lab including some investors, who may wish to invest in Liberia.
According to the office of the Nimba senior senator, his trip to those countries comes in the wake of invitation extended to him in January, 2007, but which he put on hold while he was undergoing medical treatment in a local hospital.
Information gathered from Senator Johnson’s office indicates that his doctor has advised him to move freely at this time. The information further say, he will depart the Robert International Airport this week for the visit to Mali and Senegal purposely to meet and discuss with the investors on the best way to establish a pharmaceutical industry in war torn Liberia.
When contacted, the Chairman of the Upper House’s standing committee on National Security, Prince Y. Johnson told our reporter that he would use the occasion to meet with members of the ECOWAS Parliament from both Mali and Senegal in their respective countries to discuss peace and reconciliation in the region.
The Senator also pointed out that while he is away for one week, his office will remain open for people from his constituency and for any other individuals. The Senator is expected to return to Liberia this weekend.
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